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The GenDetective 2 the My Vital Documents report can replace your document tracking spreadsheets. It identifies, for each person, the key vital documents that we genealogists search high and low for. If you have located information in an index instead of the actual document, … Continue reading →

In our rush to find people in census records we sometimes grab the most obvious information and glance over the remaining columns in the census. However, sometimes that additional information holds clues, information that points us to additional records. Take … Continue reading →

Census records are a genealogists best friend. They are one of the first sources of information about our families that genealogists consult. Censuses are a snapshot in time of the family, on a reoccurring basis (frequently 10 years) allowing us … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, twenty years ago microfilm or binders of paper were the only way to research census records. To say that today, we are spoiled by the internet and indexed searches is putting it mildly. As we discussed … Continue reading →

In my prior blog Researching Census Records in GenDetective we looked at using My Research Progress and color coded bar charts to click and navigate to a list of people who were missing a specific census record. But, what if … Continue reading →

Census records are one of the most frequently consulted group of records by genealogists. These records are the backbone of our family history, allowing us to trace our families through time as a couple marries, has children, and the children … Continue reading →

The GenDetective Source Timeline report provides a way to examine each event for an ancestor and study the sources that were cited to support this event. The Source Timeline report was created at the request of user Russ Worthington. You … Continue reading →